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Julyv 2, 1929.

A..' F". SHULER BRodDER Original Filed Oct. 9. 1922 M EMINVENTOR.

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UNITED STATES *i Re., 17,3481

PAT-,ENT OFFICE.

ANDREW SHULER, DECEASED, LATE `OF ARCANUM, kOHIO,\`BY` M. SHULER, OF ARCANUM, OHIO, AND WINFORD B. SHULER, F DAYTON, CHIC, EXECUTORS; AS-

SIG-HORS T011. MSHER CQMBALNY, or seiner, immers.

BRO ODER.

original up. referees, dated Maya, 1927,. semina 593,343, mea ectpter e, i922. ippuatiqn fo;

f` reissue ined :muy `e, 19:27.` seriai No. 204,352,

,"lfhis inventiony relates to broeders for chicks and the like.` l,

` @ne object of the-invention is to provide al brooderf of "a simple," durableconstruction, thehooldfof Which Will be of such a character that access may be had to yall parts thereof througha suitablevopening; y Other objects of the invention Will appear as the device is-described infidetail. AInthe accompanyingdrawings:

n Fig, 1 is aplan vietv 'ofla'brooder ven'ibody-r ingthe invention, partly broken avvay; i Fig.'2`i salside elevation of thel saine with one shutter open; and f ,i

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In these` drawings there is illustrated one embodiment `of the invention, rWhich comprises heater, or stove,yconsisting of abase 1, afire bowl 2, mounted on-the base and yhav-` ing` its upper' portionof greater diameter' than its 'lower portion, anda cylindrical portion 3 mounted on the upper `end of -thefiire bowl and having in its top an opening through which fuelmay be fed tothe fire, this open ing being closed by the usual stove lid 4. An outlet pipe `5 for the products of combustion'V is v connected with the cylindrical, por#l tionl 3 near thetopthereof and is here shown .30 in'the'form of an' elbow, the outer end 0f which `may `be connected with a stove pipe of suitable-length battle 6 extends across the. inner end of the outlet pipeand is open at'its'ends andbottom, but closed at the top,`s`o

- as to permit the passage of smoke and gases,-

eipr f A liever or canopy extends about and 1s supported by the stove, or heater, and, as here but to prevent solid matter from enteringthe 40 shown, comprises a hood 7 having a central opening to'permit it to be placed about `the heater and having in one side thereof anopening through which access may be had to the vbase of the heater toregulate the tire, remove ashes, etc., and which also permits the space beneath the hover to be cleaned. IIn order that all space beneath thelhover maybe accessible through ythe'- opening the hover nas a Whole is rotatably mounted on the heater so thatthe opening may be moved to. any side .of the' heater. .Thefhover may be of any desired construction and may be-mounted upon a heater'm any desired" manner, 'but in they presentinstanee the upper cylindricalv portion ofthe heater has an outwardly en! tending ledge, orflange, 8 and the hover comprises a ring of metal 9 which extends about the heat-er and rests upon this flange. The main portion, or hood of the hover, which is shown at`7, is k'seeu'redto this ringby` means of bolt'sor"rivets, 10. The central portion the hood is preferably 'continuous and forms an unbroken circle about the heater andr the outer portion of the hood is out away on one` vside thereof, as shown at 11., to provide the opening through which accessis had to Lthe space beneath thehover. This opening` is of less Width than the` Width of the hood and, therefore, the central` portion of the hood is not broken, butfis` continuous. The hover' may bereinforced yat its outer edge in any suitable manner," asby a Wiije extending en# tirely about the same and secured thereto in the manner Which -is customary kin reinforc ing sheet metal. The opening 11 mayl be closed by a movable closure of any suitable kind but as vhere `shown there are 'employed two shut-ters 12 Which are hinged at theirv op-y posite edges to the hood at the'respective edges of the opening. Preferably the shutters overlap bothl the central portion of the hood and the edge portions thereof adjacent to the opei'iing, the hinges 13 being spaced shortdisfy tances from theedges'of the opening. lt is also preferred that the shutters should overlap one another at their meeting edges and there is shown one shutter as provided with a clip 14C` to extend over the other and'retain them in their proper overlapping positions.

- The edges of the hood adjaeentito the'open.-

the inner' ends 'of which vare rconnectedr at points above the hood withv brackets 17 rigidly secured to the hood and the ring 9'. The Aconnections between the rods' and theybrackets are' preferably formed by nuts 18 which perheater so that the epeninginthe hood may l0() vmitof the rods being yadjusted to support `the e'dges' of the hoodk in the proper positions.

be moved into any desired position, with rela tion to the heater. Further, it will be apparent, that the hover as a whole may be lifted from the stove by removing the elbow 5 and the controlling arm, which will be hereinafter described, by tilting the same to enable one side of the ring to clear that edge of the heater opposite the elbow.

The outlet pipe, or elbow, 5 is provided on the outside of the heater and between its ends with an opening 19 which may be closed by a damper 20. This damper is adjusted to control the draft through the pipe by means of a thermostat 21 which is carried by an arm 22 rigidly secured to the heater and is connected with one end of a lever 23 pivotally mounted on the brackets 24 carried by the arm 22 and having its other end connected with the damper 20. The arrangement is such that the expansion and contraction of the thermostat will cause the damper to be raised or lowered, thus regulating` the draft and the fire. The amount of movement imparted to the damper by the thermostat may be controlled by a thumb nut, or other suitable device 25 and it will be noted that the arrangement of thermostatic control is entirely above the hover and is so arranged that it is readily accessible for adjustment or other purpose, and, further, that its operation will not be interfered with by the chicks roosting on the same, as is frequently the case when it is beneath the hover. Ordinarily the difference between the temperature beneath the f the hover and that above the same will not interfere with thel correct regulation of the temperature beneath the hover, because the thermostat may be adjusted to maintain the de sired temperature beneath the hover. In the event difficulty should be experienced, under certain conditions, due to this dierence in temperature, it can be readily overcome by permitting the warm air from beneath the hover to escape through an opening in the hover arranged directly beneath the thermostat so that the warm air will come in contact with the thermostat. The opening may be controlled in any suitable manner. ith the present construction, this result would be accomplished by rotating the hover to bring the shutters directly beneath the thermostat and then securing the shutters in a partially open position so that the warm air could escape upwardly therefrom in contact with the thermostat.

It wil'l be apparent that the brooder as a whole is of a very simple, durable construction, the stove having a large capacity and the hover being of such a construction and arrangement that it may be strongly built and access had to the space'beneath the same on all sides of the heater through a suitable opening. Further, the controlling device, as has been stated, is readily accessible.

Vhile there has been shown and described one embodiment of the invention, it is desired to be understood that there should be no limi,- tation to the details thereof as various modiications may occur to a person skilled in the art. j

Having now fully described the invent-ion, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a brooder, a heater, a hover having a continuous relatively narrow inner portion supported by said heater and having its outer portion cut away on one side thereof to form an opening extending from said inner portion through the outer edge of said hover,

a movable closure for said opening, and rods connected with said inner portion and with the outer edge of said hover at the respective sides of said opening to support the outer edge of said hover at the lateral edges of said opening. Y

2. In a brooder, a heater, a hover comprising a ring extending about and rotatably supported on said heater, a hood supported by and extending outwardly from said ring and having an opening in one side thereof,

and a closure hinged to the lateral edge of I said opening and supported by said ring when in its closed position.

3. In a brooder combination with a stove, of a canopy removably resting concentric therewith and capable of being rotated, and having' an opening in the side exten ding from the outer edge inwardly approximately to the point of support, whereby to afford clearance space to the stove for an operator when access to the stove is required, and means for closing said opening.

4. A brooder including a heater, a canopy having an opening at the center through which a portion of the heater extends,and whereby the canopy is rotatably supported thereon, the canopy having an opening in the side. which extends from the outer edge toward the center, and a closure hinged at an edge thereof to a lateral edge of the opening.

5. In a brooder, the combination of a heater, a canopy extending about and supported by said heater, means of support for the canopy permitting rotation thereof about the heater, said canopy having an opening in the body thereof extending from the extreme outer edge to a point approximately at the center, and a closure for said opening.

6. In a brooder, the combination of a heater, a hover comprising a ring extending about and rotatably supported on said heater, a hood supported by and extending outwardly from said ring and having an opening in a side thereof extending from the outer edge toward the cent-er, and a closurey for said opening.

7. In a brooder, the combination of a heater, a canopy extending about said heater,

`means of support for the canopy permitting having an opening in the body thereof eX- tending inwardly from the outer edge, and a closure `for said opening.

8. In a brooder, the combination of a heater, a sheet metal canopy having a central opening for receiving a portion of the heater, reinforcing means extending about the edges of said opening, supporting means for engaging said vreinforcing means and permitting vrotation thereof about the heater, said canopy 10 having an opening inthe body portion thereof extending from the outer edge toward the center, and a closure for said opening.

tures.

MARY M. SHULER, n WINFORD B. SHULER, Eecutors of Andrew F. Shula', Deceased.

In testimony whereof we afix our signa- 

